Commuter train window cleaning conundrum in NJ
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#2They chose polycarbonate plastic over glass but it suffers from the elements more than glass.
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#4As a frequent user of the trains from NJ transit, I can attest to the fact that you can literally not see out of most of the windows
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#5What about polycarbonate fronted by a thin sheet of glass with some sort of UV blocking? Or are these windows actually getting hit with stuff so often that wouldn’t be viable?
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#6It’s crazy that one of the largest commuter rail systems in a state with some of the highest taxes cannot just spend $8 million to replace the windows. I’m sure an audit of contracts or overtime payments could quickly find some extra money.
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#7They chose polycarbonate plastic over glass but it suffers from the elements more than glass.
On the other hand, it's far harder to break than glass, which is important for equipment that will be subjected to vandals.
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#8Would buffing with a fine polishing compound be unacceptable in terms of strength? Presumably this is a surface effect?
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#9> not being able to see which station the train is at, especially if no announcement is made
Wait, they're admitting they know this is a problem? It's such a pain having inaudible announcements or none at all. Is it really so hard to get on the PA for each stop? Then why not have it automated? Or an overhead sign in the car showing eta and name of next station? Ideally both.
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#10It’s crazy that one of the largest commuter rail systems in a state with some of the highest taxes cannot just spend $8 million to replace the windows. I’m sure an audit of contracts or overtime payments could quickly find some extra money.
At less than $20k per car, that doesn't even seem particularly expensive. This is a fairly basic maintenance item.